P.O.S. Summary

P.O.S.

Module designer(s)

Tim Meyers, Paul Kertay, George Reese, and Michalinos Zembylas

E-mail address(es)

George Reese

URL

https://mste.illinois.edu/TCD/POS_module/POS_overview.html

Cooperating teachers

Tim Meyers

Paul Kertay

Objectives:

Collect and analyze information to make decisions about how technology can help a cafeteria manager to make a more efficient job in managing the cafeteria

Decide what information (fields) should be included in the database for inventory

Decide which descriptive statistics to use to report (and display) and analyze the inventory data

Construct a statistics-based presentation individually and as members of a team to communicate the results of the survey and to justify the decisions taken

Materials

Internet access

E-mail access

Database for inventory (e.g., FileMakerPro)

Related Courses

Statistics

Life Science

Links to standards

NCTM Standards:
Standard 10: Statistics

National Science Education Standards:
Content Standards: 9-12
(a) In Content Standard A: Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications.
(b) In Content Standard E: Develop abilities and understandings about science and technology.

Illinois Learning Standards:
Mathematics: 10.A.5, 10.B.4
Science: 11.A.5d, 11.B.5a

Highlights

Determining data to be collected for the database for inventory.

Designing a database that will provide base line data on the cafeteria management.

Making the database available on the web.

Deciding which descriptive statistics to use to report (and display) and analyze the data from the inventory.

The data will be organized in such a way that various displays can readily be generated. (By day of week, etc.)

P.O.S.
Module designer(s)	Tim Meyers, Paul Kertay, George Reese, and Michalinos Zembylas
E-mail address(es)	George Reese
URL	https://mste.illinois.edu/TCD/POS_module/POS_overview.html
Cooperating teachers	Tim Meyers Paul Kertay
Objectives:	Collect and analyze information to make decisions about how technology can help a cafeteria manager to make a more efficient job in managing the cafeteria Decide what information (fields) should be included in the database for inventory Decide which descriptive statistics to use to report (and display) and analyze the inventory data Construct a statistics-based presentation individually and as members of a team to communicate the results of the survey and to justify the decisions taken
Materials	Internet access E-mail access Database for inventory (e.g., FileMakerPro)
Related Courses	Statistics Life Science
Links to standards	NCTM Standards: Standard 10: Statistics National Science Education Standards: Content Standards: 9-12 (a) In Content Standard A: Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications. (b) In Content Standard E: Develop abilities and understandings about science and technology. Illinois Learning Standards: Mathematics: 10.A.5, 10.B.4 Science: 11.A.5d, 11.B.5a
Highlights	Determining data to be collected for the database for inventory. Designing a database that will provide base line data on the cafeteria management. Making the database available on the web. Deciding which descriptive statistics to use to report (and display) and analyze the data from the inventory. The data will be organized in such a way that various displays can readily be generated. (By day of week, etc.)